South America & Warming Winter Reds By David Lawrason, with notes from Sara d’Amato and John Szabo The most newsworthy story of the January 24 release was told last week as John Szabo and team parsed the fascinating release of Spanish reds, plus sundry global whites. South America is a secondary feature but the selection […]

Margaret Swaine’s Spirits Review January 25 is Robert Burns’ 256th “birthday”, as great an excuse as any to pop open a fine whisky and spout poetry. Here are some suggestions on what to drink and how to celebrate. Burns Suppers have been a long time tradition in Scotland and beyond for over 200 years. Visit Scotland has […]

Learning Spanish and Winter Whites By John Szabo MS with notes from David Lawrason and Sara d’Amato ¿Hablas español? Either way, you’ll probably learn a few new words in this report, which covers the Spanish feature of the January 24th VINTAGES release. Although Spain may not be able to claim as many indigenous grapes as, say, […]

Admittedly, publishing this report on December 23rd reinforces the notion that sparkling wines are only suitable for celebration or special occasion, which is, of course, nonsense. I regularly pop corks anytime between January 1st and December 31st

I know there are supposed to be Twelve Days of Christmas and one's true love sends you a partridge in a pear tree, among other bizarre gifts, but actually this year most of us will only be feasting for a mere five days starting on Christmas Eve...